Payette County Sheriffs Office Press Release
Caldwell, Idaho – Road rage incident ends with a shooting. The Payette County Sheriff’s Office and the Idaho State Police are currently investigating a shooting that occurred at approximately 9:10 am on Sand Hollow Road in Payette County this morning. The details of this incident are currently limited. Payette County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating this incident. More information will be made available as the investigation continues.
The Payette County Sheriff’s Office is asking that the public avoid the area of Sand Hollow Road between SE 8th and Black Canyon Road. Traffic in this area is being diverted to I-84.
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Update
The Payette County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the incident with the assistance of the Payette Police Department, Fruitland Police Department, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, and the Idaho State Police.
This is a road rage incident involving two vehicles with two male drivers. The vehicles came to a stop on Sand Hollow Road, south of Black Canyon Road. The details of what happened next are still being investigated; however, it concluded with one driver shooting the other driver with a handgun.
The shooter in this incident has been detained and is cooperative with law enforcement. We do not know of any further risk to the community.
Next of kin has not been notified. Names of those involved will be released at a later time.
